Bird's Eye Primrose (Primula farinosa)







Lesser Clubmoss (Selaginella selaginoides)



Fungi Sp



Fungi Sp



Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea)




Wild Pansy (Viola tricolor)



Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea)





Wild Pansy (Viola tricolor)



Pill Sedge (Carex pilulifera)









Spring Sandwort (Minuarta verna)

Tag CloudBird'sEyePrimrose, LesserClubmoss, ViolaLutea, PillSedge, SpringSandwort

Globe Flower (Trollius europaeus)





Lady's Mantle Sp (Alchemilla Sp)







Mollyblobs (Caltha palustris)



Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)





Scurvy Grass Sp



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Water Avens (Geum rivale)

Tag CloudLandscape, GlobeFlower, MarshMarigold, Lady'sMantle, MarshThistle, WaterAvens

Lesser Twayblade (Neottia cordata)





Cotton Grass (Eriophorum angustifolium)



Sphagnum Moss Sp?

Tag CloudLesserTwayBlade, FieldWoodRush, SphagnumMoss, CottonGrass

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuschii)









Creeping Willow (Salix repens)



Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata sap coccinea)





Variegated Horsetail (Equisitum variegatum)



Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)



Heath Speedwell (Veronica officinalis)





Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)







Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza pupurella)



Pansy Sp (Viola Sp)





Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum)







Wintergreen













Coral Root Orchid (Corallorhiza trifida)

Tag CloudLandscape, NorthernMarshOrchid, CoralRootOrchid, HeathSpeedwell, MarshThistle, VariegatedHorsetail, EarlyMarshOrchid, CreepingWillow, CommonSpottedOrchid, Wintergreen, KidneyVetch

The weather tower on Foulney Island





This particular plant has Campion Anther Smut (Microbotryum violaceum)

Thanks to Ian Senior @Ians4AD who posted a similar explanatory picture.

Sea Campion (Silene uniflora)







Sea Kale (Crambe marítima)





Sea Plantain (Plantago marítima)









Female Eider on take off



Male Eider in the sunshine.



Roas island



Roas and Piel Island





Looking towards Piel Island from Foulney Island

In the middle of reading Mark Cocker's new book 'Our Place'. Sadly this morning provided another example of the devastation caused over the last 60 years.
I met two fisherman who had been coming to Foulney Island since they were young boys. 60 years ago.
They had to delicately pick their way over the tern nests in those days to get to the fishing spots.
The whole Island inundated with all the British breeding species at that time.
Sandwich, Common. Arctic, Little & Roseate
Over the years that has dwindled to about 20+ pairs of Little terns and about 30+ pairs of Arctic Terns.
All the breeding areas are now encircled by electric fences because of predation by rats and weasels.
Anything that attempts to nest outside the fences is quickly despatched by said predators.
Fishing inspectors wait at then end of Island to check their fishing bags in case they try to keep any fish they have caught.
That is now against the law.

Tag CloudLandscape, Eider, SeaKale, SeaPlantain, SeaCampion

Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)





Bracken Fronds unfurling (Pteridium aquilinum)






Common Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum)



Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)



Wall Rue (Aspenium ruta-muraria)





Hard Shield Fern (Polystichum aculeatum)





Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)



Guelder Rose (Viburnum oculus)





Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)





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Tag CloudLandscape, GreenHairstreak, Hart'sTongueFern, GuelderRose, Bird'sFootTrefoil, Bracken, CommonMouse-ear, WallRue, HardShieldFern, Bird'sFootTrefoil

Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta)





Black Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Tag CloudAvocet, BlackHeadedGull

Common Scurvy Grass (Cochleara officinalis)



Thrift (Armeria marítima)







Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum hybridum)

Tag CloudLandscape

Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus












Yew (Taxus beccata)





Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)









Juniper (Juniperus communis)



Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)

























Lady's Slipper Orchid (Crypripedium calceolus)





Biting Stonecrop (Sedum acre)







Rock Rose (Helianthemum nummularium)







Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia)









Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris)





Wood Melick (Melica uniflora)



Welsh Poppy (Mecanopsis cambrica)







Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)







Hard Shield Fern (Polystichum aculeatum)



Dark Red Helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens)













Adder's Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgate))





Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella)



Hayrattle (Rhinanthus minor)

Tag CloudLandscape, Sycamore, Ash, Yew, Adder'sTongueFern, HayRattle, Hart'sTongueFern, Lady'sSlipperOrchid, Rowan, RockRose, DarkRedHelleborine, HerbParis, WelshPoppy, NorthernMarshOrchid

Sugar frosted nettle



Nettle (Utica dioica)







Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)





Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)



Hairy Tare (Vicia hirsuta)





Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)



Goat's Beard - Jack Go to bed at Noon (Tragopogon pratensis)

Tag CloudGoat'sBeard, MarmaladeHoverfly, HairyTare, Sheep'sSorrel, RibwortPlantain, Nettle

Little beauties

















So delightful. But just look at those leg trunks.

Tag CloudAvocet

Hello World







Freshly hatched chicks. You can just see the fourth egg.









Quietly hatching as we watched

Tag CloudAvocet

Lovely bath





















Avocet Ablutions

Tag CloudAvocet

Avocet Ballet







Taking stock



We''l take the high road, if you'll …………..



























And by a beak and an arch.









Left over right



Push me - Pull you

Just tremendous - Avocet disputations.

Tag CloudAvocet

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)



Gadwall (Anas strepera)





Redshank (Tringa totanus)





















































Play fighting godwits

Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa mimosa)



I want to grow up



Avocet ( Recurvirostra avocetta)



The Gadwall won this battle.

Greenshank, Knot, Little Ringed Plover, Superb Ruffled Ruff

Tag CloudBlacktailedGodwit, MeadowPipit, Avocet, RedShank, Gadwall

Superb colour variation on this fantastic meadow in a corner of Suffolk. Just full of Green Winged Orchid. (Anacamptis morio)

Tag CloudGreenWingedOrchid

Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys spegodes)

Tag CloudEarlySpiderOrchid

Twayblade (Neottia ovata)



Greater Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera chlorantha)





Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera)











Just beginning to unfurl. Purple arms and legs



Monkey Orchid (Orchis simia)

Tag CloudTwayblade, GreaterButterflyOrchid, MonkeyOrchid, FlyOrchid

Sea Kale (Crambe marítima)





Black Mustard (Brassica nigra) ?














Black Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)





























Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)











Totally serendipitous. Shall I go to Dungeness or Rye Harbour on the way to park Gate Down after Mount Caburn.

I'm so glad I went to Rye.

Not the most brilliant of pictures, distant but that unmistakeable bill makes up for it.

Not seen one of these since dreaming of one while reading my Peterson, Mountfort & Hollom.

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

Tag CloudCommonTern, BlackHeadedGull, TerekSandpiper, SeaKale

Hound's Tongue (Cynoglossum officinalis)



Crosswort (Cruciata laevipes)









Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)










Burnt-tip Orchid (Orchis ustulata)

Tag CloudLandscape, Burnt-tipOrchid, Crosswort, Hound'sTongue, Milkwort

Dandelion (Taraxacum agg)





Sanicle (Sanicula europaea)







Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)



Woodruff (Galium odoratum)















Sword-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia)

Tag CloudSword-leavedHelleborine, Dandelion, SweetWoodruff, Spindle

Bird's Nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis)





Greater Butterfly Orchid (Plantanthera chlorantha)



























Military Orchid (Orchis militaris)







White Helleborine (Cephalanthera damasonium)





Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera)

Tag CloudBird'sNestOrchid, MilitaryOrchid, WhiteHelleborine, GreaterButterflyOrchid, FlyOrchid

Somewhat more out today. Bird's Nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis)

Tag CloudBird'sNestOrchid

Quaking Grass (Briza media)



Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)







Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)

Tag CloudQuakingGrass

Marsh Valerian (Valeriana dioica)





Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)



Dingy Skipper (Erynis tages)

Tag CloudDingySkipper, CommonMilkwort, MarshValerian

Flag Iris (Iris pseudocorus)









Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)















Orange Tip (Anthocaris cardamines)



Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Tag CloudOrangeTip, FlagIris, CraneFly, Fly, Buttercup, StarOfBethlehem

Shoveller (Anas clypeata)








Avocet settling down on her four eggs (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Tag CloudShoveller, Avocet

Bird's Nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) just beginning to shoot.

Tag CloudBird'sNestOrchid

Crosswort (Cruciata laevipes)





Red Campion (Silene dioica)











Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)

Tag CloudRedCampion, EarlyPurpleOrchid, Crosswort

A pair of coot feeding young. (Fulica atra)
Just occasionally the young came out from the shelter of the reeds.
There were at least five young.
The water of the mere is so clear, fascinating to watch the adults under water hunting for food.

















Hobby galore. (Falco subbuteo) Up to fifty six over the last few days. Just magnificent.

Tag CloudCoot, Hobby

Cowslip (Primula veris)



Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor)





Still statuesque thistles from last year.

The common was alive with song this morning: Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler.

Blackbird, Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Yellow Hammer

and

A pair of Buzzards

A great post from Breckland Birder from earlier in the morning

Tag CloudCowslip, SaladBurnett

Germaanser Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)







Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)



Dock Shield Bug ( Coreus marginatus)

This from British Bugs

















Bee Fly busy egg dusting in the gravel on the old railway embankment. (Bombylius major)

Awesome Bee flies from Bug Blog

Tag CloudBeeFly, GermanderSpeedwell, WildStrawberry, DockShieldBug

Fascinated by the edge of the leaf, but failed to get the complete picture that would allow identification.








Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)



A small bug with a Bluebell to climb.



Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)



Cuckoo Pint (Arum maculatum)



Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)









Ramsons (Allium ursinum)






Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea)



Common Dog Violet (Viola raviniana)



Shame about the bit of grass but superb markings

Cuckoo Bee (Nomada flava probably)

but
apparently you need a microscope to be absolutely sure.

Tag CloudLandscape, EarlyPurpleOrchid, Ramsons, DogViolet, GreaterStitchwort, LesserCelandine, Bluebells, Hoverfly, CuckooPint

Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis)



Green Veined White (Pieris napi)







Bugle (Ajuga reptans)























Green Winged Orchid (Anacamptis morio)

Turtle Dove purring in the background
&
Whitethroat

Tag CloudGreenVeinedWhite, Bugle, GreenWingedOrchid, GreenVeinedWhite, Sedge

Bluebell (Hyancinthoides non-scripta)















Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)

Tag CloudBluebells, EarlyPurpleOrchid

Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)



Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)





Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis)







Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)



Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)



Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)





Red Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum)





Primrose (Primula vulgaris)





Tawny Mining Bee ( Adrena fulva)



Bee Sp?